Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 100 - RULES OF GEORGIA BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS
Chapter 100-7 - IMMORAL AND UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT DEFINED
Rule 100-7-.05 - Sexual Misconduct
Current through Rules and Regulations filed through September 23, 2024
(1) For the purposes of this Section, sexual misconduct shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(2) "Patient" as used in this Section is any person, other than a spouse, who was being examined or who was under the care or treatment of the chiropractor when the incident or incidents of sexual misconduct allegedly occurred, regardless of whether the person was billed by or was paying for chiropractic services; regardless if the alleged sexual misconduct occurred outside of professional treatment sessions; or the alleged sexual misconduct was off the premises regularly used by the licensee for the professional treatment of patients and regardless of whether the person consented. A person shall be considered a patient until six (6) months has elapsed since the last date on which the chiropractor examined or treated the person.
(3) "Sexual Misconduct" as used in this Section means sexual impropriety which may include but is not limited to:
(4) "Sexual intimacy" as used in this Section means acts which may include engaging in any conduct that is sexual or may be reasonably interpreted as sexual, such as:
O.C.G.A. Secs. 43-1-25, 43-9-6.1, 43-9-12, 43-9-12.1, 43-9-16.